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dead。 On his chest was a fat pink pig�察�On the pig a blackamoor With a ten
pound weight for a cap。 His mustachios kept curling up and down like
angry snakes�察 �And his eyes rolled round and round�察 �With the pupils
coming into sight�察�and disappearing�察�And appearing again on the other side。
The holsters at his saddle´bow were two port bottles�察�And a curved table´
knife hung at his belt for a scimitar�察�While a fork and a keg of spirits were
strapped to the saddle behind。 He dug his spurs into the pig�察 �Which
trampled and snorted�察 �And stamped its cloven feet deeper into Mr。
Spruggins。 Then the green light on the floor began to undulate。 It heaved
and hollowed�察�It rose like a tide�察�Sea´green�察�Full of claws and scales And
wriggles。 The air above his bed began to move�察�It weighed over him In a
mass of draggled feathers。 Not one lifted to stir the air。 They drooped and
dripped With a smell of port wine and brandy�察 �Closing down�察 �slowly�察�
Trickling drops on the bed´quilt。 Suddenly the window fell in with a great
scatter of glass�察�And the moon burst into the room�察�Sizzling ;S´s´s´s´s
Spruggins� �Spruggins� ─�It rolled toward him�察�A green ball of flame�察�With
two eyes in the center�察�A red eye and a yellow eye�察 �Dropping their lids
slowly�察 �One after the other。 Mr。 Spruggins tried to scream�察 �But the
blackamoor Leapt off his pig With a cry�察�Drew his scimitar�察�And plunged it
into Mr。 Spruggins's mouth。
Mr。 Spruggins got up in the cold dawn And remade the fire。 Then he
crept back to bed By the light which seeped in under the window curtains�察�
And lay there�察�shivering�察�While the bells of St。 George the Martyr chimed
the quarter after seven。
The Paper Windmill
The little boy pressed his face against the window´pane and looked out
at the bright sunshiny morning。 The cobble´stones of the square
glistened like mica。 In the trees�察�a breeze danced and pranced�察�and shook
drops of sunlight like falling golden coins into the brown water of the
canal。 Down stream slowly drifted a long string of galliots piled with
crimson cheeses。 The little boy thought they looked as if they were roc's
eggs�察�blocks of big ruby eggs。 He said�察 �Oh� ─�with delight�察�and pressed
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against the window with all his might。
The golden cock on the top of the `Stadhuis' gleamed。 His beak was
open like a pair of scissors and a narrow piece of blue sky was wedged in
it。 ;Cock´a´doodle´do�察─�cried the little boy。 ;Can't you hear me through
the window�察�Gold Cocky�拭 �Cock´a´doodle´do� �You should crow when
you see the eggs of your cousin�察 �the great roc。; But the golden cock
stood stock still�察 �with his fine tail blowing in the wind。 He could not
understand the little boy�察 �for he said ;Cocorico; when he said anything。
But he was hung in the air to swing�察�not to sing。 His eyes glittered to the
bright West wind�察�and the crimson cheeses drifted away down the canal。
It was very dull there in the big room。 Outside in the square�察 �the
wind was playing tag with some fallen leaves。 A man passed�察 �with a
dogcart beside him full of smart�察�new milkcans。 They rattled out a gay
tune�此 �Tiddity´tum´ti´ti。 Have some milk for your tea。 Cream for your
coffee to drink to´night�察�thick�察�and smooth�察�and sweet�察�and white�察─�and the
man's sabots beat an accompaniment�此 �Plop� �trop� �milk for your tea。
Plop� �trop� �drink it to´night。; It was very pleasant out there�察�but it was
lonely here in the big room。 The little boy gulped at a tear。
It was queer how dull all his toys were。 They were so still。 Nothing
was still in the square。 If he took his eyes away a moment it had changed。
The milkman had disappeared round the corner�察 �there was only an old
woman with a basket of green stuff on her head�察�picking her way over the
shiny stones。 But the wind pulled the leaves in the basket this way and
that�察 �and displayed them to beautiful advantage。 The sun patted them
condescendingly on their flat surfaces�察 �and they seemed sprinkled with
silver。 The little boy sighed as he looked at his disordered toys on the
floor。 They were motionless�察 �and their colours were dull。 The dark
wainscoting absorbed the sun。 There was none left for toys。
The square was quite empty now。 Only the wind ran round and
round it�察�spinning。 Away over in the corner where a street opened into
the square�察�the wind had stopped。 Stopped running�察�that is�察�for it never
stopped spinning。 It whirred�察 �and whirled�察 �and gyrated�察 �and turned。 It
burned like a great coloured sun。 It hummed�察�and buzzed�察�and sparked�察�
and darted。 There were flashes of blue�察 �and long smearing lines of
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saffron�察 �and quick jabs of green。 And over it all was a sheen like a
myriad cut diamonds。 Round and round it went�察 �the huge wind´wheel�察�
and the little boy's head reeled with watching it。 The whole square was
filled with its rays�察�blazing and leaping round after one another�察�faster and
faster。 The little boy could not speak�察 �he could only gaze�察 �staring in
amaze。
The wind´wheel was coming down the square。 Nearer and nearer it
came�察�a great disk of spinning flame。 It was opposite the window now�察�
and the little boy could see it plainly�察�but it was something more than the
wind which he saw。 A man was carrying a huge fan´shaped frame on his
shoulder�察 �and stuck in it were many little painted paper windmills�察 �each
one scurrying round in the breeze。 They were bright and beautiful�察�and
the sight was one to please anybody�察�and how much more a little boy who
had only stupid�察�motionless toys to enjoy。
The little boy clapped his hands�察�and his eyes danced and whizzed�察�
for the circling windmills made him dizzy。 Closer and closer came the
windmill man�察�and held up his big fan to the little boy in the window of
the Ambassador's house。 Only a pane of glass between the boy and the
windmills。 They slid round before his eyes in rapidly revolving
splendour。 There were wheels and wheels of colours big�察�little�察�thick�察�
thin all one clear�察�perfect spin。 The windmill vendor dipped and raised
them again�察�and the little boy's face was glued to the window´pane。 Oh� �
What a glorious�察 �wonderful plaything� �Rings and rings of windy colour
always moving� �How had any one ever preferred those other toys which
never stirred。 ;Nursie�察�come quickly。 Look� �I want a windmill。 See� �
It is never still。 You will buy me one�察�won't you�拭�I want that silver one�察�
with the big ring of blue。;
So a servant was sent to buy that one�此 �sil